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New species, occurrence records and observations of predation by deep-sea Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from the North Atlantic by NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer
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Mah, Christopher L. (2020): New species, occurrence records and observations of predation by deep-sea Asteroidea (Echinodermata) from the North Atlantic by NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer. Zootaxa 4766 (2): 201-260, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4766.2.1
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